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‘State-Sponsored Hijacking’: Belarus Fighter Jet Forces ‘Violent’ Diversion Of Plane To Arrest Dissident Journalist

Ian Haworth
‘State-Sponsored Hijacking’: Belarus Fighter Jet Forces ‘Violent’ Diversion Of Plane To Arrest Dissident Journalist
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On Sunday, a Ryanair commercial aircraft was suddenly diverted and forced to land as it began its descent into Vilnius, Lithuania. The passengers, having been given no explanation from the pilot or crew, were left panicked and terrified as the plane changed course. 

According to the BBC, flight “FR4978 was bound for Lithuania from Greece when it was forced to switch direction for the Belarusian capital Minsk on Sunday so the authorities there could arrest dissident journalist Roman Protasevich, 26.” 

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